The expanding role of the helicopter in the battlefield environment has burdened the pilot with missions of greater complexity and risk with a concomitant increase in pilot workload. Navigation of the helicopter is an essential supportive element to the prime mission and has been until recent years, a significant contributor to the workload. Technological advances in navigational electronics such as Doppler navigation radar, computers, integrated avionic control and display systems, etc., now can provide automated navigation with vital benefits in cost, size, weight and power, which permit incorporation of these advances into the helicopter. Cost reductions are particularly important since helicopters are used in large quantities in modern military forces. Multisensor navigation systems already available and in use in helicopters are discussed, followed by a review of the system trade-offs and considerations leading to new systems that use more advanced digital electronic techniques to achieve the goals of reduced pilot workload and improved performance with minimum size, weight, and cost. The beneficial impact of ongoing technological advances in improving the operating capabilities of future avionics systems is indicated.
Integration of Multiple Avionic Sensors and Technologies for Future Military Helicopters
1990
20 pages
Report
No indication
English
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